<p>So, I am taking the SSAT tomorrow and I've done quite well on practice tests and have used my textbook (the Princeton Review one) and (perhaps) most-importantly I have a 95% average at school which equates to a 4.0. Nevertheless, I'm still a bit nervous due to my lack of extracurriculars (I'm bilingual and conversational in a third language but I haven't participated in any extracurriculars since I moved to the US). What do you guys think? Will exceptional interviews, good scores on the test (hopefully) and my grades at school make up for the lack of extracurriculars or is my case a lost one? </p>
<p>Have I made my question clear enough or is clarification needed in order to obtain an answer? </p>
<p>If you only recently moved to the USA, you can write about interests you had before moving.</p>
<p>Lack of EC’s hurts a fair amount, I’d say. Most people I know that are in very good prep schools have excellent EC’s or sports. </p>
<p>Well, I took tennis lessons before I moved to the US and also took part in school plays etc. </p>
<p>Where are you applying?</p>
<p>I’m applying to Collegiate School, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, Deerfield Academy and perhaps Bard Academy at Simon’s Rock; I started the application process in late November (I was confused on how to start the process and my parents were equally baffled) and by then most deadlines had passed. Do you have any suggestions? </p>
<p>By this time, deadlines are only a month (if even that) away, so I’m not sure if you’ll have time to do all of that.</p>
<p>What do you mean by all that? The interviews? If it helps at all these are my results:
<a href=“Should I retake the SSAT? - #2 by A08842 - Prep School Admissions - College Confidential Forums”>Should I retake the SSAT? - #2 by A08842 - Prep School Admissions - College Confidential Forums;
<p>Ah, in my native country I was invited to represent my school (a private one) at a government initiative to improve public education. </p>
<p>Interviews and essays. And if it’s via a different application than SAO or Gateway, then more recommendations, etc/</p>
<p>If you don’t mind saying, what country do you live in? Living in an under-represented country can help A LOT. The schools want to be able to say they have kids from 30 different countries attending instead of 29! I know someone from Kazakstan who got into Andover, Exeter, and Choate with less than stellar ECs and SSATs.</p>
@NChopeful. Well, out of an accident of birth I am an American citizen and I live in the United States but my family is not originally from the US and I have lived in the US for a bit over than a year.
Did you finish your apps yet?